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… traditions include annual sauce making, family vacations and a visit from “Santa Nonno” on Christmas Eve. Vito is eternally grateful … to his parents for having the courage to leave their homeland to come to Canada to build a better life for Vito and future generations. …
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… need a better future for our children". The people in Holland had just come through a war and were trying to rebuild, but there was no housing and no money. At that time the governments of Canada and Holland and other countries as well, were setting up … my mother ever came along, the evening meetings had a film about the U.S.A. or Canada and a question and answer period. Although we attended …
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… Life in Uganda - A Multifaceted Community Time 0:01:10 Transcript I speak English, Gujarati, Gujarati’s … that we going to live here, and we’re not going to go back—if we go visit, fine. I visited once, but at that time the new government came they were giving …
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… JoAnn Bell. English War Bride, Aquitania, April 10, 1947 I was one of three children, one sister and one brother. I grew up in Penge, … and air raid sirens went every night. Penge was bombed more than any other area in England. I remember when the sirens went off, we all … about that today! After Bill picked me up, we stayed at his brother's house for a couple of days, then we went to his mother's and met his …
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… "la bella vita"? Maybe he was thinking about the trees in America, the ones that grew money, so the old folks of his city, Castellammare Di … questions allow us to understand the very essence of the dilemma, many Italian immigrants faced as they made the decision to leave their … began plans to tackle their real dream. So in 1967, he purchased a house on Bridgeport Road in Waterloo and put up a sign that read …
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… to avoid customs officials. While Canada welcomed immigrants to bring money with them, home governments outlawed their citizens from leaving … her father “bought a farm 2 ½ miles south of Falun, [Alberta] with money he brought from Europe (Poland). Dad hid money in the sewing … prosciutto, salami, bread, olive oil, nuts and beans to name a few. Many immigrants hoped that by answering ‘no’ to a customs official’s …
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… full of activity . The miniature representation is a favourite of many visitors of the Museum . The model, roughly 8 feet by 4 feet, depicts a … station.” On the model, the roof of the facility is cut away so visitors get a bird's eye view into the world. Close inspection reveals … even harder to detect: At the head of one of the trains is a steam locomotive carrying a load of real coal , which Conlin retrieved from the …
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… full of activity . The miniature representation is a favourite of many visitors of the Museum . The model, roughly 8 feet by 4 feet, depicts a … station.” On the model, the roof of the facility is cut away so visitors get a bird's eye view into the world. Close inspection reveals … even harder to detect: At the head of one of the trains is a steam locomotive carrying a load of real coal , which Conlin retrieved from the …
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… Can I search for an immigration record on the Museum’s website? No, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 does not have immigration …
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… the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day … We were forced to abide by curfews and strict orders to keep the house in darkness among many other new regulations. We had to carry … MacDonald who served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps at one of the many celebrations honoring the Canadian soldiers. We …